Book · 2008 · Self-Help
Pressure is a Privilege
Lessons I've Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes
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Well, because it's it really puts the pressure, you know, Billie Jean King had a book, Pressure's a Privilege. And it is.
Jesse Itzler · My First Million · Oct 2023 Listen at 9:00 Why people recommend it
Pressure is a Privilege is a sports memoir and self-help guide written by tennis legend Billie Jean King alongside Christine Brennan, offering insights into high-stakes performance and mental resilience. On the podcast My First Million, guest Jesse Itzler discussed Billie Jean King's book to illustrate his point about the intense pressures that entrepreneurs face in their professional lives. Itzler brought up the work during an episode titled Jesse Itzler's Exact Playbook For Creating HIT AFTER HIT, broadcast on October 5, 2023. He used the concept encapsulated in the title to frame how high-achieving individuals should view the stress and difficulties inherent in business ventures, maintaining that demanding situations represent a fortunate position rather than a purely negative burden. The reference served as a motivational touchstone during the conversation, highlighting how athletic discipline and mental frameworks from sports can translate directly into the corporate and entrepreneurial world. Through this mention, Itzler reinforced the idea that feeling the weight of expectation is actually a privilege earned through ambition and capability.
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Jesse Itzler Well, because it's it really puts the pressure, you know, Billie Jean King had a book, Pressure's a Privile… 1
“Well, because it's it really puts the pressure, you know, Billie Jean King had a book, Pressure's a Privilege. And it is.”
